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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y City council struggles with bundled ordinance By Sue Stafford Correspondent With a fairly lengthy agenda, the Sisters City Council meeting last Thursday stretched over three hours, due mainly to a process issue. In an effort to save staff time and City money, the community development director presented a single ordinance to the Council, bundling together five sepa- rate development code text amendments. The single ordi- nance saves preparation time for the staff and requires only one public notification in The Nugget rather than five. Each notification results in a cost to the City. However, it presents Council members with a great deal of preparation and study to be done in a few short days prior to the meeting. Council easily reached agreement on several of the changes, but struggled with those regarding proposed changes to residential garage setbacks and the definition of a formula food establishment. Following a number of pre- vious public hearings by both the Planning Commission and City Council, it was decided See ordINaNCe on page 26 Foundation explores opportunities in Sisters By Helen Schmidling Correspondent Tw o F o r d F a m i l y Foundation (FFF) representa- tives visited Sisters last week to as part of Ford’s new ini- tiative to “Listen and Learn” what’s happening across Oregon in rural communities like ours. Rocque (pronounced “Rocky”) Barros, director of FFF, and Carrie Thompson, a member of the founda- tion’s board of directors, met dozens of people and talked over needs, obstacles, and opportunities for growth and development. “We call these visits Listen to Learn visits,” Barros said. He explained the Ford Institute has adopted a community-based-change approach “that is driven by communities creating and leading the change. This visit helps us learn more about what communities are work- ing on and what changes they would like to see.” See FouNdaTIoN on page 31 illustratioN provided a new bike park is kicking Sisters into high gear as a cycling hot spot. New track, coach featured in program Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) has a new head coach for its mountain biking program — Thomas Wilkinson. Coach Wilkinson has been working at Sisters Step & Spine this past year as a phys- ical therapist and is taking on a program that was highly successful in its inception last season. Last season, the program had 10 riders riding trails around the Sisters area. Coach Wilkinson brings a plethora of experience with him to the biking program. Wilkinson says, “Mountain biking has been a big part of my life since sixth grade, when I was first introduced to the sport. I have been fortunate enough to ride and race my bike all over the United States, but riding in Central Oregon is some of the best trails I have ridden. I am looking forward to helping each rider progress their skills and knowledge of the sport this season!” With the addition of the pump track at SPRD, kids enrolled in the program will enjoy a new facility to test their skills this season. The pump track, installed last fall with the help of Noble 911 and Blazin Saddles, sees fre- quent use by youth riders in the Sisters community. As the weather warmed and the dirt has dried, the Pump Track has reopened for the season just in time for the start of the moun- tain biking program. This season riders will take to the trails on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 4 to 5 p.m. beginning on April 5. The primary goal of the program is to give youth the confidence to pursue this lifelong sport and to have fun. Techniques that will be covered in the program are braking, cornering, descend- ing, climbing, and pressure control. According to Coach Wilkinson, “I have talked See BIKING on page 27 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-AnonmMonday,mnoon,mShepherdm ofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm•mmm Wednesday,m6mp.m.,mThemEpiscopalm ChurchmofmthemTransfimguration.m 541-549-8737morm541-549-1527. Alateen Thursday,m7mp.m.,mThem EpiscopalmChurchmofmthem Transfimguration.m541-549-1527. Alcoholics AnonymousmThursdaym&m Sunday,m7mp.m.,mThemEpiscopalmChurchm ofmthemTransfimgurationmm•mmSaturday,m 8ma.m.,mThemEpiscopalmChurchmofmthem Transfimgurationmm•mmMonday,m5mp.m.,m ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm •mmTuesday,mnoon,mBigmBookmstudy,m ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm•m Thursday,mnoon,mSobermSistersmWomenm Meeting,mShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranm Church.m541-548-0440. Authors Support Groupm2ndmFriday,m 10ma.m.,mSistersmAreamChambermofm Commerce.m541-588-0081. Central Oregon Council on Aging Senior Lunch Tuesdays,mnoon,mSistersm CommunitymChurch.m541-678-5483. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild m 4thmSaturdays,m10ma.m.mtom4mp.m.mForm locationminformation:m541-549-2072. Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild 4thmSaturday,m1mtom 3mp.m.mSistersmLibrary.m541-639-3217. Central Oregon Woodworkers Guild 1stmMonday.m541-610-9022. East of the Cascades Quilt Guildm4thm Wednesday,mSeptember-June,mStitchin’m Post.mAllmaremwelcome.m541-549-6061. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2ndmTuesday,m9mtom11ma.m.,m SistersmLibrary.m541-977-8285. Heartwarmers (flmeecemblanketmakers)m 1stm&m3rdmTuesdays,m1mp.m.,mSistersmCitym Hall.mJustmbringmscissors!m503-880-5832.m Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday,m1mtom 4mp.m.m541-549-1028morm541-548-3304. Military Parents of Sisters 2ndm Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd., Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013. Black Butte Macintosh Users Groupmm 3rdmThursday,m3:30mtom5:30mp.m.,mSistersm Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Librarymcommunitymroom.m541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays,m12:30mp.m.,mBlackmButtem SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Ranchmcommunitymroom.mAllmwelcome;m & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to partnermrequired.m541-595-6236. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-923-1632. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 3rd Wednesday, 3:15 p.m., Sisters Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 2nd Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd Tuesday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. VFW 8138 & American Legion 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Service offi cer available. 541-903-1123 or 541-549-1132. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Main Station, George Cyrus Rd. 541-548-4815. See the agenda at www.cloverdalefi re.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Mondays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771. CITY & PARKS SCHOOLS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., RE/MAX Revolution offi ce at Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wednesday per month, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule at www. sisters.k12.or.us. 541-549-8521 x4011 . FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Thismlistingmismformregu scheduledmmeetings;me larlym teresa@nuggetnews.c mailm om